NEW HAVEN — A former Ansonia resident has been sentenced to prison for importing and distributing the party drug Molly. Waheed Islam was sentenced Monday to nine years behind bars followed by three years of probation. Islam pleaded guilty March 3 to conspiracy to import a controlled substance into...

On Wednesday, June 1st, Rev. James Sullivan, administrator of Assumption Parish and School in Ansonia will begin a special charity bike ride called, "Our Father's Ride," from Ansonia, CT to Notre Dame Basilica to raise money for his parish school. Sullivan, an avid cyclist, estimates that the 370-mile...

NEW HAVEN — Metro-North riders could be within six years of choosing to commute to Penn Station or Grand Central Terminal, a prospect that the railroad says will expand capacity and convenience. The Metropolitan Transportation Authority plans $10 billion of construction to connect the country's...

BRIDGEPORT — Major construction on Route 8 will mean motorists can expect delays for two weeks in June and another two in late July. But the inconvenience will be a fraction of what would have happened if contractors were using traditional construction techniques, according to the state transportation...

ANSONIA COMMUNITY POSTS

Rep. Mary Fritz, who represents the towns of Cheshire and Wallingford, was named a "Children's Champion" by the Connecticut Early Childhood Alliance on August 21 at Wallingford Community Day Care Center's "Annual Summer Family Picnic." The Connecticut Early Childhood Alliance, a statewide advocacy...

Celebrated writers Bessy Reyna and John Stanizzi will lead two workshops this fall as part of Tunxis Community College's "Bend in the River" series. Writing Your Memoir, Sat., Sept. 27: Poet and former Hartford Courant columnist, Bessy Reyna will conduct a one-day workshop on memoir writing. Through...

New Haven County

Thumbs up to Yale University for renaming the dining room in Calhoun residential college after a black alumnus. The dining hall, now named for Roosevelt Thompson, is where Corey Menafee, an African-American dining hall worker, broke a stained glass window that depicted slaves carrying baskets of...

Connecticut News

An East Hartford man admitted Tuesday that he drove recklessly the night of a crash that killed two men and injured a third. Gustavo Moreno, 25, was not behind the wheel of the car involved in the fatal crash, but was speeding and passing the vehicle that crashed, prosecutor Donna Mambrino told...

State officials have revoked the liquor license of a Maple Avenue bar that neighbors said was a nuisance and police say was the scene of a shooting and other trouble. The state Liquor Control Commission released its decision Tuesday, revoking the license of Sexy Cafe at 880 Maple Ave. The bar also...

HARTFORD — Paying for job-training programs for young adults with an intellectual disability makes economic sense, said parents and advocates, who called on Gov. Dannel P. Malloy to ratify the funding. The cost — $630,000 per month for the 330 young people who turned 21 this year and graduated...

A church packed with mourners gathered Tuesday morning for racing legend Ted Christopher's funeral. Christopher, a champion for decades at short track racing, died Sept. 16 when the private plane taking him to a New York racetrack crashed in North Branford. He was 59. The crash also killed the pilot,...

The unsolved 19-year-old murder of Yale student Suzanne Jovin is getting renewed attention by Connecticut law enforcement, with an assistant state’s attorney spending eight hours a week with a team of detectives working to solve the high-profile case. Details of the efforts are contained in a freedom...

Alligators, swamp snakes and voodoo priestesses aren’t usually a big threat in Connecticut, but they’re invading a corner of Lake Compounce this fall. The Voodoo Swamp is the newest feature of the Haunted Graveyard this year, where creator Ernie Romegialli plans his 19th season of Halloween-themed...

A West Hartford man pleaded guilty Monday to felony misconduct with a motor vehicle for his role in a Farmington crash that killed an Avon grandmother last fall. He faces up to five years in prison at his November sentencing. Bennett Dunbar, 27, was initially charged with second-degree manslaughter...

A Hartford Superior Court jury took two hours to convict Anthony Pernell of murder and other charges in connection with the March 2015 killing of Lilliana Restreppo. Pernell, 40, took the stand during his trial and told jurors his version of what happened the day of the shooting, but jurors did...